Copenhagen, Denmark Population 2024

Copenhagen's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,391,200In 1950, the population of Copenhagen was 1,215,900Copenhagen has grown by 10,200 in the last year, which represents a 0.74% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Copenhagen, which typically includes Copenhagen's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Copenhagen is the largest city and capital of Denmark. The city's history dates back to at least the 11th century, and it's known for its many museums, gardens, the Little Mermaid Statue, and the University of Copenhagen, one of Europe's best universities. Located on the eastern coast of Zealand to the east of Odense, Copenhagen has an urban population estimated at 1.26 million in 2015.

When the larger metropolitan area is considered, Copenhagen has a population of 1.99 million. The city proper has just 583,000 residents with a population density of 6,800 people per square kilometer (18,000/square mile). This is close to 10% of the country's total population. This population density is about 45x denser than Denmark on average.

The precise population of Copenhagen is hard to define as Statistics Denmark does not specify the geographical area it uses to describe "urban Copenhagen." Still, it typically consists of Copenhagen Municipality, Frederiksberg, and 16 of 20 municipalities in the old Roskilde and Copenhagen counties. Since the Øresund Bridge was completed in 2000, commuting to and from Copenhagen and Scania, Sweden has grown tremendously. This has led to a much larger integrated area called the Øresund Region. The Region has 3.8 million people, 2.5 million of whom are in Denmark.

City Size and Population Density

The city proper claims an area of 178.46 square kilometers, while the urban area covers 606.5 square kilometers, and the metro area expands over 1,767.52 square kilometers. The population density for the city proper is quite high, with approximately 4,400 residents living per square kilometer. However, this thins out a bit as the entire metro region is considered, bringing the number to 1,200 per square kilometer.

Copenhagen Demographics

Just over 73% of the people of Copenhagen are of Danish origin. There are also 41,000 immigrants and 4,600 people descended from Western nations (8%), and 56,000 immigrants and 27,000 descendants of non-Western nations (15%). Following Denmark, the most common country of birth is Pakistan, followed by Turkey, Iraq, Poland, Germany, Morocco, Sweden, Somalia, Norway, Lebanon, Iran, the U.K., Yugoslavia, the U.S., China, Italy, and India.

Most Københavners belong to the Lutheran Church of Denmark with almost 62% confirming membership by paying church taxes. This is lower than the Danish national average of 79%. The second-largest Christian community in Copenhagen is Roman Catholic. There are believed to be about 150,000 Muslims in the city, most of whom live in Nørrebro and the Vestegnen. Most of the 7,000 Jews in the country live in the city.

Copenhagen consistently ranks very high in terms of quality of life. While it is one of the most expensive cities on earth, it's also considered one of the most livable with eco-friendly policies, open spaces, city planning that favors pedestrians and cyclists over drivers, and an emphasis on culture and community.

Copenhagen Population Growth

Copenhagen's population is expected to continue its gradual growth, increasing from 583,000 in the city proper in 2015 to 715,000 in 2030 and 755,000 in 2040.

Country
Denmark
Growth Rate
0.74%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,476,990
20341,470,390
20331,463,600
20321,456,600
20311,449,410
20301,441,980
20291,434,300
20281,426,390
20271,418,210
20261,409,680
20251,400,740
20241,391,200
20231,381,000
20221,370,130
20211,358,610
20201,346,480
20191,333,890
20181,320,830
20171,303,970
20161,287,340
20151,270,870
20141,254,630
20131,238,600
20121,222,730
20111,206,960
20101,192,360
20091,178,850
20081,165,520
20071,152,300
20061,139,480
20051,127,020
20041,114,730
20031,102,530
20021,090,480
20011,082,060
20001,077,130
19991,072,210
19981,067,320
19971,062,330
19961,055,620
19951,048,350
19941,042,120
19931,038,030
19921,036,010
19911,035,100
19901,035,290
19891,036,500
19881,040,130
19871,045,180
19861,050,250
19851,056,490
19841,063,880
19831,071,340
19821,078,840
19811,086,400
19801,096,130
19791,108,120
19781,120,220
19771,132,450
19761,144,800
19751,171,670
19741,213,760
19731,257,360
19721,302,470
19711,349,320
19701,380,020
19691,379,510
19681,379,010
19671,378,500
19661,377,990
19651,373,070
19641,354,430
19631,336,000
19621,317,840
19611,299,930
19601,284,410
19591,272,110
19581,259,950
19571,247,900
19561,235,990
19551,226,580
19541,224,440
19531,222,300
19521,220,170
19511,218,030
19501,215,900

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19501,215,9000%0
19511,218,0300.18%2,130
19521,220,1700.18%2,140
19531,222,3000.17%2,130
19541,224,4400.18%2,140
19551,226,5800.17%2,140
19561,235,9900.77%9,410
19571,247,9000.96%11,910
19581,259,9500.97%12,050
19591,272,1100.97%12,160
19601,284,4100.97%12,300
19611,299,9301.21%15,520
19621,317,8401.38%17,910
19631,336,0001.38%18,160
19641,354,4301.38%18,430
19651,373,0701.38%18,640
19661,377,9900.36%4,920
19671,378,5000.04%510
19681,379,0100.04%510
19691,379,5100.04%500
19701,380,0200.04%510
19711,349,320-2.22%-30,700
19721,302,470-3.47%-46,850
19731,257,360-3.46%-45,110
19741,213,760-3.47%-43,600
19751,171,670-3.47%-42,090
19761,144,800-2.29%-26,870
19771,132,450-1.08%-12,350
19781,120,220-1.08%-12,230
19791,108,120-1.08%-12,100
19801,096,130-1.08%-11,990
19811,086,400-0.89%-9,730
19821,078,840-0.7%-7,560
19831,071,340-0.7%-7,500
19841,063,880-0.7%-7,460
19851,056,490-0.69%-7,390
19861,050,250-0.59%-6,240
19871,045,180-0.48%-5,070
19881,040,130-0.48%-5,050
19891,036,500-0.35%-3,630
19901,035,290-0.12%-1,210
19911,035,100-0.02%-190
19921,036,0100.09%910
19931,038,0300.19%2,020
19941,042,1200.39%4,090
19951,048,3500.6%6,230
19961,055,6200.69%7,270
19971,062,3300.64%6,710
19981,067,3200.47%4,990
19991,072,2100.46%4,890
20001,077,1300.46%4,920
20011,082,0600.46%4,930
20021,090,4800.78%8,420
20031,102,5301.11%12,050
20041,114,7301.11%12,200
20051,127,0201.1%12,290
20061,139,4801.11%12,460
20071,152,3001.13%12,820
20081,165,5201.15%13,220
20091,178,8501.14%13,330
20101,192,3601.15%13,510
20111,206,9601.22%14,600
20121,222,7301.31%15,770
20131,238,6001.3%15,870
20141,254,6301.29%16,030
20151,270,8701.29%16,240
20161,287,3401.3%16,470
20171,303,9701.29%16,630
20181,320,8301.29%16,860
20191,333,8900.99%13,060
20201,346,4800.94%12,590
20211,358,6100.9%12,130
20221,370,1300.85%11,520
20231,381,0000.79%10,870
20241,391,2000.74%10,200
20251,400,7400.69%9,540
20261,409,6800.64%8,940
20271,418,2100.61%8,530
20281,426,3900.58%8,180
20291,434,3000.55%7,910
20301,441,9800.54%7,680
20311,449,4100.52%7,430
20321,456,6000.5%7,190
20331,463,6000.48%7,000
20341,470,3900.46%6,790
20351,476,9900.45%6,600

Copenhagen Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Copenhagen1,391,2000.74%

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